"Theatre co-hosted the International Shakespeare in Washington Festival. This celebration was conceived by Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center, and was curated by Michael Kahn. Over 60 arts organizations produced over 100 presentations. On 1 October 2007, Sidney Harman Hall opened with a gala performance emceed by Sam Waterston and featuring ballet dancers Nina Ananiashvili and Julio Bocca, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, actress Patti LuPone, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, The Washington Ballet, Washington Performing Arts Society’s (WPAS) Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir and actors from the Shakespeare Theatre Company. At the request of"
"to Ithaca"" (1999), ""Les Misérables"" (2012), ""Devil's Tower"" (2014), and ""Long Forgotten Fields"" (2014). Ruffelle's first West End appearance was as Louisa in Terence Rattigan's ""The Sleeping Prince"". In 1984, she took on the principal role of Dinah in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Starlight Express"" in the original London cast. A year later, she had left ""Starlight"" and joined the original London cast of ""Les Misérables"" as Éponine. Though virtually an unknown outside of the West End, she and Colm Wilkinson were invited to reprise their roles for the Broadway launch. Ruffelle won multiple awards (including the Tony) for her role."
"""Les Misérables"" brought her the first Tony Award nomination, as Best Featured Actress in a Musical (1987), and the Drama Desk Award (1987) nomination as Outstanding Featured Actress in A Musical. Kuhn appeared in the Trevor Nunn-directed ""Chess"", with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice in the 1988 Broadway transfer from the West End, playing one of the main roles (Florence Vassy). Despite the show's success in London, Trevor Nunn decided to rework it for Broadway from a pop/rock opera as staged in London into a more conventional musical theater piece with a new"
"date. The film was given its general US release on Christmas Day 2012. Principal cast members include Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius Pontmercy, Samantha Barks as Éponine, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thénardiers. Other notable actors who played roles in the film include Bertie Carvel as Bamatabois, Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop of Digne and Frances Ruffelle as a prostitute. The following recordings of ""Les Misérables"" are available in English: the Original London Cast, the"
"original London production of ""Les Misérables"". Thénardier and his wife, played by Susan Jane Tanner, are innkeepers whose shady practices are revealed in the song ""Master of the House."" Armstrong described Thénardier as ""a gruesome and comic character."" Armstrong was one of the first to be cast, along with fellow Royal Shakespeare Company members Sue Jane Tanner and Roger Allam. He was involved in fleshing out his role, particularly in the second act song ""Dog Eats Dog."" He was surprised by the success of ""Les Misérables"" ""because it is different to other musicals. Different because it is a sung musical"
"Misérables""), Andrea Bowen (""Jane Eyre"", ""The Sound of Music""), Ashley Tisdale (""Les Misérables"", ""Annie""), Eden Riegel (""Les Misérables"", ""The Will Rogers Follies""), Chris Trousdale (""Les Misérables""), Christy Carlson Romano, Greg Raposo (Dream Street), Stephen Scott Scarpulla (""Les Misérables""), Jenna Ushkowitz (""Glee""), and Jesse Eisenberg. The Broadway Kids The Broadway Kids was a concert group based in New York. The group consisted of a rotating company of children, aged 8 to 16, who have performed in at least one Broadway, Off-Broadway or major national touring production. They performed concerts singing showtunes from various musicals, appearing at special events such as ""Broadway"
"also played in recurring and lead roles in various television series, among them ""The Young and the Restless"", ""Unicorn Plan-It"", ""Vegas"" (three episodes in 2013) and Issa Rae's ""The Choir"" (8 episodes in 2013). Regarding live television performances, her first was in NY in 2008, when she performed in a televised production of ""Camelot"" with the New York Philharmonic. In 2013, she performed onstage in the Oscars (85th annual Academy Awards), hosted by Seth MacFarlane, with the lead cast of the 2012 film ""Les Misérables"". From August 2014 to September 2016, probably her best known role was as the character"
"to the cause of animal rescue and adoption. In December, 2009, she co-ordinated a “doglift” of over 50 dogs, all slated for euthanasia at shelters in the Midwest, to no-kill rescues in the Northeast where homes could be found for them. Ann Crumb Ann Crumb is an American actress and singer. The daughter of composer George Crumb and sister of composer David Crumb, she made her Broadway debut in 1987 as a member of the original cast of ""Les Misérables"". Additional Broadway credits include ""Chess"", ""Anna Karenina"", for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in"
"included the SHN Orpheum Theare in San Francisco, California, the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, Texas, the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC, and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida. The cast was announced on 21 April 2015. Three girls would alternate in the lead role: Mia Sinclair Jenness, Gabby Gutierrez, and Mabel Tyler. Gutierrez and Tyler made their tour debuts; Jenness had appeared in the Original Broadway Cast and 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. Other principal cast members included Jennifer Blood as Miss Honey, Bryce"
"to take over the role of Fantine in the touring production of ""Les Misérables"" in late 1988, Beechman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After months of treatment, with her longtime friend Ken Gilmurray by her side, Laurie bounced back with a celebrated cabaret act at New York's legendary Ballroom. This was quickly followed by a new production of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. In early 1990, Beechman made her long-awaited debut as Fantine in the Broadway production of ""Les Misérables."" She stayed for several months, eventually heading out on tour where she"
"sparking an entire novel, and making writing a major part of her career. Sharon Wheatley made her Broadway debut as a swing in 1994, in the original Broadway production of ""Les Miserables"" directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Before joining the Broadway company of Les Miserables, Wheatley traveled nationally as part of the touring company where she was a member of the ensemble and understudied the roles of both Eponine and Cosette. Additional credits include: <nowiki>*</nowiki>Original Broadway cast <nowiki>**</nowiki>Closing company Wheatley holds the distinction of being the only actress to appear in ""Les Miserables"", ""The Phantom of the Opera"""
"Frances Drake Frances Drake (born Frances Morgan Dean, October 22, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American actress, best known for playing Eponine in ""Les Misérables"" (1935). Drake was born in New York City as Frances Morgan Dean to a wealthy family. She was educated at Havergal College in Canada and at age 14 ""she was sent to school in England, under her grandmother's wing."" She was there when the stock market crashed in 1929. Needing to make money for the first time in her life, Drake became a dancer and stage actress and found that film paid even"
"Caissie Levy Caissie Levy (born April 15, 1981) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her performances in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End. Her early credits included Penny Pingleton in ""Hairspray"", Elphaba in ""Wicked"" and Sheila in ""Hair"". She originated the role of Molly Jensen in ""Ghost the Musical"" and played Fantine in the 2014 Broadway revival of ""Les Miserables"". Levy originated, and is currently Elsa in ""Frozen"" on Broadway. Levy was born to Jewish parents Mark, a general practitioner, and Lisa Levy, an administrator at her husband's practice. She has two elder brothers, Robi"
"was Claude-Michel Schönberg, with whom Boublil has since collaborated on a number of successful projects, including ""Les Misérables"" and ""Miss Saigon"". ""Les Misérables"" first opened in Paris in 1980. On 8 October 1985, an English-language production of ""Les Misérables"" produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird premiered in London at The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Barbican Theatre. The show transferred to the West End's Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985. It is the longest-running musical in West End history. Productions based on the Nunn/Mackintosh staging of ""Les Misérables"" have been staged all over the world, including"
"as Jean Valjean, Gilles Buhlmann as Marius, Fabienne Guyon as Cosette, Marianne Mille as Éponine, Christian Ratellin as Enjolras, Yvan Dautin as Thénardier, Marie-France Roussel as Madame Thénardier, and Jean Vallée as Javert. The first English-language production of ""Les Misérables"" opened on the West End in London in October 1985, with Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Michael Ball as Marius, Rebecca Caine as Cosette, Frances Ruffelle as Éponine, David Burt as Enjolras, Roger Allam as Javert, Alun Armstrong as Thénardier and Susan Jane Tanner as Madame Thénardier. The show — and the song — has been translated into twenty-one languages,"
"Levy gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Izaiah. Caissie Levy Caissie Levy (born April 15, 1981) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her performances in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End. Her early credits included Penny Pingleton in ""Hairspray"", Elphaba in ""Wicked"" and Sheila in ""Hair"". She originated the role of Molly Jensen in ""Ghost the Musical"" and played Fantine in the 2014 Broadway revival of ""Les Miserables"". Levy originated, and is currently Elsa in ""Frozen"" on Broadway. Levy was born to Jewish parents Mark, a general practitioner, and Lisa Levy,"
"Beatrice Straight Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film and television actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was an Academy Award and Tony Award winner as well as an Emmy Award nominee. Straight made her Broadway debut in 1939 in ""The Possessed"". Her other Broadway roles included Viola in ""Twelfth Night"" (1941), Catherine Sloper in ""The Heiress"" (1947) and Lady Macduff in ""Macbeth"" (1948). For her role as Elizabeth Proctor in the 1953 production of ""The Crucible"", she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a"
"her as well as from Sarah Hallam Douglass. She became a very popular actress and singer of the American colonial stage. Nancy Hallam Nancy Hallam (fl. 1773), was an English-born American stage actress and singer. She was engaged in the Old American Company, the first permanent theater company in America, and as such belonged to the first generation of pioneer actresses in North America. She was engaged at the Company in 1765, when Douglass visited England to recruit new actors. She was reportedly the niece of Sarah Hallam Douglass. Nancy Hallam became known for her Shakespearean roles and for her"
"cause was cancer. Carole Shelley Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018) was a British-American actress who made her career in the United States. Her many stage roles included the character of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical ""Wicked"". She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in ""The Elephant Man"" in 1979. Shelley was born in London, England, the daughter of Deborah ("""" Bloomstein), an opera singer of Russian Jewish descent, and Curtis Shelley, a composer of German Jewish origin. Her father had migrated to London"
"from 1905 until his death in 1944. Her last professional appearance was in 1918, at a benefit supporting war relief. She remained an active supporter of charitable and theatrical organizations. She died in New York City, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Viola Allen Viola Emily Allen (October 27, 1867 – May 9, 1948) was an American stage actress who played leading roles in Shakespeare and other plays, including many original plays. She starred in over two dozen Broadway productions from 1885 to 1916. Beginning in 1915, she appeared in three silent films. Allen was"
"Ann Crumb Ann Crumb is an American actress and singer. The daughter of composer George Crumb and sister of composer David Crumb, she made her Broadway debut in 1987 as a member of the original cast of ""Les Misérables"". Additional Broadway credits include ""Chess"", ""Anna Karenina"", for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1993, and ""Aspects of Love"", as Rose Vibert, a role she originated in the West End. Crumb has toured in the title role of ""Evita"" and appeared in numerous regional theatre productions staged by the Guthrie, Coconut Grove"
"Carole Shelley Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018) was a British-American actress who made her career in the United States. Her many stage roles included the character of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical ""Wicked"". She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in ""The Elephant Man"" in 1979. Shelley was born in London, England, the daughter of Deborah ("""" Bloomstein), an opera singer of Russian Jewish descent, and Curtis Shelley, a composer of German Jewish origin. Her father had migrated to London before World War"
"Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis as Javert, Nick Jonas as Marius, Samantha Barks as Éponine, Katie Hall as Cosette, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, Hadley Fraser as Grantaire, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Matt Lucas as Monsieur Thénardier and Jenny Galloway as Madame Thénardier. There are also various non-English language cast albums of the musical. Les Miserables Reviews Box Office Theatre Ltd. Retrieved 2016-07-12 Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables (; ), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz (), is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel of the same name by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo."
"African-American actors, including the title roles of Hamlet and Ophelia. She has directed plays by celebrated playwrights such as August Wilson ""The Piano Lesson"" at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2011 and ""Ruined"" by Lynn Nottage at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2011. One of her most well-known interpretations of a classical production was a version of ""Les Misérables"" at Dallas Theater Center she directed in 2014. This production included a racially diverse cast that challenged typical casting types and explored themes of African political demonstrations and social justice. She had never seen a production of ""Les Misérables"" before she directed it,"
"Misérables"". In 2015, she was chosen by the English National Opera to play Johanna Barker in . In 2018, she will play Fantine in the UK and Ireland Tour of ""Les Misérables"". Katie Hall (actress) Katie Hall is an English actress and soprano. She was born in Oakham, Rutland in the English East Midlands on August 31, 1990. She attended private school at Oakham and went on to become a graduate of the National Youth Music Theatre. Her parents, John Graham Hall and Helen Williams, were both professional opera singers. She played Cosette in the 2010 25th-anniversary version of ""Les"
"Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of ""Les Misérables"" (1995–1996), ""Ragtime"" (1997–1999), ""Fiddler on the Roof"" (2004–2005), and ""Spring Awakening"" (2006–2008). Michele came to major prominence playing Rachel Berry on the Fox series ""Glee"" (2009–2015), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. She earned three Grammy Award nominations for music she recorded for ""Glee"", also spawning multiple hits on the ""Billboard"" charts. She subsequently starred as Hester Ulrich on the"
"in 1921. She also taught at Bennett College. Osceola later moved to New York City where she was a director of the Putnam Country Theater in New York City. She was one of the first African-American actresses on Broadway. While acting, Osceola would reveal later that she faced discrimination in a segregated environment of acting during the early part of the 20th century. Osceola appeared in several plays. She appeared in ""The Emperor Jones"" with Paul Robeson and later acted in Arthur Miller's ""The Crucible"". With directing, she helped to start the careers of Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. She"
"Rachel York Rachel York (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is known for stage roles in ""City of Angels"", ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"", ""Les Misérables"", ""Victor/Victoria"", ""Kiss Me, Kate"", ""Sly Fox"", ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" and ""Anything Goes"". She also has many film and television credits, including her portrayal of Lucille Ball in the CBS biopic ""Lucy"". York made her professional debut in a local production of ""Kiss Me, Kate"" in the chorus. That same year, she earned a scholarship to the American Center for Music Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. She moved to Los Angeles"
"at school and fitting in, she stayed focused on her dreams of becoming successful in entertainment: ""I became very passionate about [becoming an actress and singer]. I fully immersed myself"". Her father died in 2011 when she was 15 years old. She changed her legal name to Dove in honor of her father who called her by that nickname. In 2007, Cameron played the role of a young Cosette in the Bainbridge Performings Arts stage production of ""Les Miserables"", and in 2008, she had the lead role of Mary in ""The Secret Garden"", again with BPA. In 2012, Cameron was"
"Helene Costello Helene Costello (June 21, 1906 – January 26, 1957) was an American stage and film actress, most notably of the silent era. Born in New York City, Costello was the youngest daughter of the prominent stage and pioneering film actor Maurice Costello and his actress wife Mae Costello (née Altschuk). She had an older sister Dolores who also became an actress and would go on to marry John Barrymore. Costello first appeared on screen, opposite her father, in the 1909 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's ""Les Misérables"". She would continue acting in films throughout the 1910s as a"
"for the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Additionally, she was awarded the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway debut performance during the 2012-13 theatrical season. Settle played the role of Madame Thenardier in the revival of ""Les Misérables"", starting in March 2014, and ending on March 1, 2015. Settle originated the role of Becky in the musical ""Waitress"", which opened on Broadway on April 24, 2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after premiering at the American Repertory Theater in August 2015. Settle played the role of Tracy Turnblad"
"Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables is a 2012 musical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and scripted by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the 1862 French novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by Boublil and Schönberg. The film is a British and American venture distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film takes place in France during the early 19th century and"
"film ""Les Miserables"" at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on 24 February 2013. Immediately after the Oscars, Barks flew to the Isle of Man to begin work on her second film, ""The Christmas Candle"". In March 2013, Barks took part in the television special ""Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years"" for ITV, performing ""Another Suitcase in Another Hall"" in honor of Andrew Lloyd Webber. In June 2013, Barks performed at The Recording Academy Honors. The same month, Barks took part in the one-night only ""24 Hour Plays"" at the Broad Stage Theater in Santa Monica, California. Barks played the role"